The multi-tenant option has been available in Dynamics NAV since version 2013R2, and it’s basic purpose is to let you store information about Dynamics NAV application in one application database and your business data in other databases.

The advantage is that you can deploy the same solution across multiple business units or even customers while keeping maintenance centralised. The application database contains the object table and other tables that define the solution, and the data from each customer or tenant stays isolated in separate databases.

It was not until extensions were promoted in version 2016 that multi-tenant environments became a really interesting option. And even if a few partners run environments covering hundreds of companies, it is only recently that we’ve been seeing larger international installations start to implement the solution.

We are often asked why the Ukrainian IT experts we provide are so young – and so good. The reason is, it’s not uncommon in Ukraine for a software engineer to have both complete a Master’s degree and racked up over two years of work experience by age 25. It’s a far cry from the situation in Western Europe, where some governments are struggling to shorten the time it takes for students to graduate.

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“Go digital” and “use standard solutions” are two trends in business development that should be included in your business plan if you want your company to survive.

This might seem a little harsh as an opening statement, and to be fair, your ability to get by on standard solutions alone will depend in part on the complexity of your business. But if you don’t digitise your business – and if you don’t try to do so in the most cost-effective way you can – it will negatively impact your company’s future.

It’s important to remember that the massive attention being paid to digitizing business processes in recent years is only the start of a vertical takeoff. We may think of business processes as company specific, but when you consider how our processes need to tap into fast-growing volumes of data on the internet, it becomes clear that, for many companies, it is high time for a serious rethink. We all need to get used to this kind of connectivity, and we all need to examine our processes to see how we can improve operational efficiency.

The same applies to the solutions that support our processes. Once you’ve restructured your processes to be more future-proof, you should also look at the solutions you use – so you can take advantage of new opportunities and streamline your solutions so they’re easier to maintain and upgrade.

The purpose of this post is to dig a little deeper into these two exhortations and, finally, describe the impact they have on your IT staff and the IT partners you work with.